Classes are currently at max capacity. Please consider registering for our fall classes when they become available.
P.O. Box 5053
Williamsburg, VA 23185
3000 Ironbound Rd,
P.O. Box 5053
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Classes are currently at max capacity. Please consider registering for our fall classes when they become available.
March: Colony Inspection and Varro Mite Testing
March 15th & March 22nd @ 11:00am – 1:00pm
April: Splitting a Hive
April 18th & April 19th @ 11:00am – 1:00pm
May: Extracting Honey
May 10th & May 17th @ 11:00am – 1:00pm
Signup is required. Workshops are free of charge. To signup, please email info@wabava.org and include the title interested in. Workshops dates are dependent on good weather and may need to be reschedule. All attendees will be required to provide the property Personal Protective Clothing (PPE) such as bee suit or veil, full length pants and gloves (optional), along with hive tool. All attendees will receive email notification of signup confirmation and event details.
This position is currently vacant.
Alexandra Muhly is originally from Rochester, New York. She settled in Williamsburg, VA after a 30-year military career serving in the United Stated Coast Guard. With the kids grown and on their own, Alexandra found time to explore her interests of gardening and beekeeping. After completing several courses, Alexandra became a James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardener and a hobbyist Beekeeper. In addition to gardening and maintaining her seven beehives, Alexandra works as a seasonal Apiary Inspector for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
Carol Ladouceur is originally from Washington DC. In 2012 she moved from Williamsburg to Panama City Florida to marry her high school sweetheart. While in Florida she was the Chapter Leader with the National Organization, The Compassionate Friends. She designed and organized the building of a community children’s memorial garden, in memory of her daughter. When her husband retired from the fire department in 2020, they moved back to Williamsburg to be close to her daughter, SIL and grandchildren. She began her journey as a beekeeper in 2021 and became the club treasurer later that year.
Scott McCoy has been a beekeeper since the spring of 2016. After having attended the 12-hour/3-day course Beekeeper’s Introductory course presented by the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia in Virginia Beach. Since that time Scott (with the help of his wife and friends) has continued to manage and raise Honeybees with up to 36 colonies. Scott and his wife Patty, relocated to Williamsburg in 2019 from Chesapeake, with their 7 hives, and have been an active member of the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association since that time. Scott has served as Vice President, and President of the club and supports the club’s training for new beekeepers by volunteering as one of the club’s training coordinators, teaching Beekeeping 101. In 2020 Scott and his wife founded a local sideline beekeeping business (Bodhi Bee Farms LLC). They operate at local festivals and vendor markets in the Virginia Tidewater area, with a local presence in the greater Williamsburg area.